Ironing-board.



No. 831,254. 7 PATENTED SEPT. 18, 1906.

J. O. WARD. IRONING BOARD.

APPLICATION FILED NOV. 21. 1905.

Inventor Attorneys and has for an object to provide a device oi Unrrnnsrnrns JOHN O. WARD, OF

TO PEMBROKE SANTA MARIA, CALIFORNIA,

W. JUNE, OF

ATENT OFFICE.

lRONlNG-BOARDL Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Sept-18, 1906.

Application filed November 21, 1905, 3e l lo 288.410;

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, Jenn O. Wnnoya citizen of the United States,residing at Santa Maria, in the county of Santa Barbara and State ofCalifornia, have invented a new and useful Ironing-Board, of which thefollowing is a specification.

This invention relates to ironiiigboards,

and improved lea the class embodying new rigidity,

tures of adaptability, convenience, and efficiency.

A further object of the invention is to provide an ironing-boardembodying improved means For attaching to a table of the usualconstruction and affording unusual rigidity and security.

A further object of the inventionis to provide an ironing-boardembodying improved means for adjusting to various thicknesses oftable-tops and including no parts to be lost or mislaid. I

With these and other objects in view the present invention consists inthe combination and arrangement oi" parts, as will be hereinafter fullydescribed, shown in the aecompanying drawings, and particularly pointedout in the appended claim, it being understood that changes in the form,proportion, size, and minor details maybe made without departing fromthe spirit or s21 criijcing any of the advantages of this invention.

In. the drawings, Figure 1 .isa view of the improved ironing-board in.side elevation applied to a table. Fig. 2 is a view of the board in sideelevation and folded. Fig. 3 is a bottom plan view of the board folded.Fig. 4'is a detail sectional view. Fig. 5 is a detail view of the binLike characters of reference indicate corresponding parts in all of thefigures oi" the drawings. s," In its preferred embodiment the improvedironing-board forming the subject-matter of this application conmrises atapered table member 10, provided with a hmgitudinal slot 11, formed inits wider end, and with spurs, which vtor convenience and economy may bethe screws 12, extending upward from its upper surface upon each sideoi? the slot. 1 To thegund'er surface oi the table and. adjacent theslot is secured one leaf of a hinge, as 13, the other leaf 14; beingprovided with a slot 15. A leg member 16 is provided with a notch 17,forininga shoulder 18 forengaging the upper surface of a table, as 19,and in -opposed relaiion to the spurs 12. The leg is secured to thetable by means of a bolt 20, slidably engaged within the slot 15, andretained I as by the nut 21.

To adapt the device for application to table-tops oi diilerentthicknesses, it is necessary sln'iply to loosen the nut 21 on the bolt20 and slide the leg relatively to the leaf 14 in a direction indicatedby the slot 15 thereof to decrease or diminish the interval between theplane of the table member 10 and the shoulder 18. When the desiredinterval has been provided, the bolt may be tightened to lock the partsat the desired adjustment.

The ironing-board may then be applied to or removed from 'a table-topsimply by relative swinging movement of the top 10 and. leg 16. Furtheradjust mmt of the leg with reference to the hinge-ieaf 14 is notnecessary unless it is desired to apply the device to a table-top of adiil'ercnt thickness.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed is- Y An ironingboard comprising a table formed with a longitudinal slot at one end,engaging spurs projecting upward. from the upper surface of the table atopposite sides of the slot, a leg member formed with an engagingshoulder, said leg member pro 'ecting edgewise through the'slot in theta lo, a hinge having its upper leaf secured to the under surface of theta )le adjacent the slot, and havingits lower leaf extending downwardalong the upper ed go of the leg member and formed with a longitudinalslot, and a bolt extending through the slot and edgewise through the legmember, said bolt being provided with a tightening-nut, substantially asdescribed.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own I have hereto aflixedmy signature in the presence of two witnesses.

JOHN O. WARD.

Witnesses:

C. S.'DAv1's, A. S. MGLAUGHLIN.

